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61. Photo 92/3(42)

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Photo 92/3(42)
Title:
Reading the proclamation to the Wa chiefs at Pang Mi. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Wa chiefs squatting in a clearing as the proclamation is read. A similar print, reproduced in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), facing p.235, is captioned 'The meeting of the Pet Ken (Wa chiefs). The interpreter is reading the Letter of Appointment. N...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

62. Photo 92/3(45)

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Photo 92/3(45)
Title:
Meeting the Chinese in a social way at Monglem [Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = military (general); military campaigns; military camps; military facilities; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Monglem; Yunnan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1897
Extent:
1 item

63. Photo 92/3(22)

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Photo 92/3(22)
Title:
Scott came across this Chinese giant on his trip over into Yunnan fu after the end of the first season of the Burma-China Commission. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Subjects = giants; human curiosities; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1899
Extent:
1 item

64. Photo 92/3(23)

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Photo 92/3(23)
Title:
Camp on the Taping river during the first Burma-China Boundary Commission. The Chinese houses are seen over on the other side. The followers of the British party have made shelters for themselves [in the foreground]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Shan; Taping (river)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

65. Photo 92/3(1)

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Photo 92/3(1)
Title:
This is the ferry across the Salween on the road between Nawng Hpa & Man Hpang. It is called Ta Pang Ti. he river is about 100 yds broads with a depth of 30 feet. The ferry is much used by caravans to and from Na Fan in the Wa country. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = ferries; river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = Burma; Myanmar; Salween (river); Shan
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

66. Photo 92/3(2)

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Photo 92/3(2)
Title:
Buffalo posts in the Wa village of Mot Hsamo. Set up to signify the sacrifice of a buffalo for the good of the community. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Buffalo posts set up in foreground, with the village beyond. Photographed during Scott's first visit to the Wa country, and reproduced in G.E. Mitton, Scott of the Shan Hills (London, 1936), facing p.184. Subjects = architecture (vernacular); buffalo posts; dwelli...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

67. Photo 92/3(52)

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Photo 92/3(52)
Title:
Waterfall of the Nam Hka into the Salween. At Ta Man Hsum. The cascade falls 200 feet in the great leap. When swollen by rain it would leap right across the Salween, here 40 ft [wide], and block the way. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the Salween towards its confluence with the Nam Hka, which falls into the river in a dramatic cascade. Ta Man Hsum is not listed in Scott's Gazetteer, but is a point some 25 miles north of Takaw. Subjects = river scenes; Scott (Sir George) Colle...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

68. Photo 92/3(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 92/3(9)
Title:
These people are Lihsaw otherwise known as Yawyin; a good looking race. They are real hill people and always make for the highest altitude attainable. A group of these same people appeared in 'Burma and Beyond'. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group portrait of Lihsaw men and women. Subjects = ethnic groups; Lihsaws (ethnic group); Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

69. Photo 92/3(44)

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Photo 92/3(44)
Title:
On the Chinese border. Note the man's coat, so different from those of the Shans. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Chinese farmer with bullock-drawn plough. Subjects = agriculture; animals; bullocks; ploughing; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890s
Extent:
1 item

70. Photo 92/3(51)

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Photo 92/3(51)
Title:
Chinese drawbridge. On one of the bridges which form the frontier of the China-Burma border in the north. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = bridges; drawbridges; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item